Finally... internet access and time to catch up Day 1.. Sat ... arrived in Bejing very tired and weary around 12.30pm Saturday. (2.30 pm Brisbane time) after leaving Sydney at 7.45pm the night before. Hotel at Beijing was nice, traffic unbelievable, don't move very fast in cars. The first afternoon we wandered not far from the hotel and found "Pizza Hut". Should have known it would not have taken Glenn too long to find a pizza. We managed to actually order one and pay for it without saying one word in chinese, and the young man serving us not speaking any English. Quite funny really. Pizza was similar but menu is very different... lots more pastas on offer, Looks very popular over here. Day 2 - Sunday ... We went to Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square
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